Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 234. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 498. So, we're going to take the number 234 and add it to itself 498 times.
Step 1: 0 + 234 = 234
Step 2: 234 + 234 = 468
Step 3: 468 + 234 = 702
Step 4: 702 + 234 = 936
Step 5: 936 + 234 = 1170
Step 6: 1170 + 234 = 1404
Step 7: 1404 + 234 = 1638
Step 8: 1638 + 234 = 1872
Step 9: 1872 + 234 = 2106
Step 10: 2106 + 234 = 2340
Step 11: 2340 + 234 = 2574
Step 12: 2574 + 234 = 2808
Step 13: 2808 + 234 = 3042
Step 14: 3042 + 234 = 3276
Step 15: 3276 + 234 = 3510
Step 16: 3510 + 234 = 3744
Step 17: 3744 + 234 = 3978
Step 18: 3978 + 234 = 4212
Step 19: 4212 + 234 = 4446
Step 20: 4446 + 234 = 4680
Step 21: 4680 + 234 = 4914
Step 22: 4914 + 234 = 5148
Step 23: 5148 + 234 = 5382
Step 24: 5382 + 234 = 5616
Step 25: 5616 + 234 = 5850
Step 26: 5850 + 234 = 6084
Step 27: 6084 + 234 = 6318
Step 28: 6318 + 234 = 6552
Step 29: 6552 + 234 = 6786
Step 30: 6786 + 234 = 7020
Step 31: 7020 + 234 = 7254
Step 32: 7254 + 234 = 7488
Step 33: 7488 + 234 = 7722
Step 34: 7722 + 234 = 7956
Step 35: 7956 + 234 = 8190
Step 36: 8190 + 234 = 8424
Step 37: 8424 + 234 = 8658
Step 38: 8658 + 234 = 8892
Step 39: 8892 + 234 = 9126
Step 40: 9126 + 234 = 9360
Step 41: 9360 + 234 = 9594
Step 42: 9594 + 234 = 9828
Step 43: 9828 + 234 = 10062
Step 44: 10062 + 234 = 10296
Step 45: 10296 + 234 = 10530
Step 46: 10530 + 234 = 10764
Step 47: 10764 + 234 = 10998
Step 48: 10998 + 234 = 11232
Step 49: 11232 + 234 = 11466
Step 50: 11466 + 234 = 11700
Step 51: 11700 + 234 = 11934
Step 52: 11934 + 234 = 12168
Step 53: 12168 + 234 = 12402
Step 54: 12402 + 234 = 12636
Step 55: 12636 + 234 = 12870
Step 56: 12870 + 234 = 13104
Step 57: 13104 + 234 = 13338
Step 58: 13338 + 234 = 13572
Step 59: 13572 + 234 = 13806
Step 60: 13806 + 234 = 14040
Step 61: 14040 + 234 = 14274
Step 62: 14274 + 234 = 14508
Step 63: 14508 + 234 = 14742
Step 64: 14742 + 234 = 14976
Step 65: 14976 + 234 = 15210
Step 66: 15210 + 234 = 15444
Step 67: 15444 + 234 = 15678
Step 68: 15678 + 234 = 15912
Step 69: 15912 + 234 = 16146
Step 70: 16146 + 234 = 16380
Step 71: 16380 + 234 = 16614
Step 72: 16614 + 234 = 16848
Step 73: 16848 + 234 = 17082
Step 74: 17082 + 234 = 17316
Step 75: 17316 + 234 = 17550
Step 76: 17550 + 234 = 17784
Step 77: 17784 + 234 = 18018
Step 78: 18018 + 234 = 18252
Step 79: 18252 + 234 = 18486
Step 80: 18486 + 234 = 18720
Step 81: 18720 + 234 = 18954
Step 82: 18954 + 234 = 19188
Step 83: 19188 + 234 = 19422
Step 84: 19422 + 234 = 19656
Step 85: 19656 + 234 = 19890
Step 86: 19890 + 234 = 20124
Step 87: 20124 + 234 = 20358
Step 88: 20358 + 234 = 20592
Step 89: 20592 + 234 = 20826
Step 90: 20826 + 234 = 21060
Step 91: 21060 + 234 = 21294
Step 92: 21294 + 234 = 21528
Step 93: 21528 + 234 = 21762
Step 94: 21762 + 234 = 21996
Step 95: 21996 + 234 = 22230
Step 96: 22230 + 234 = 22464
Step 97: 22464 + 234 = 22698
Step 98: 22698 + 234 = 22932
Step 99: 22932 + 234 = 23166
Step 100: 23166 + 234 = 23400
Step 101: 23400 + 234 = 23634
Step 102: 23634 + 234 = 23868
Step 103: 23868 + 234 = 24102
Step 104: 24102 + 234 = 24336
Step 105: 24336 + 234 = 24570
Step 106: 24570 + 234 = 24804
Step 107: 24804 + 234 = 25038
Step 108: 25038 + 234 = 25272
Step 109: 25272 + 234 = 25506
Step 110: 25506 + 234 = 25740
Step 111: 25740 + 234 = 25974
Step 112: 25974 + 234 = 26208
Step 113: 26208 + 234 = 26442
Step 114: 26442 + 234 = 26676
Step 115: 26676 + 234 = 26910
Step 116: 26910 + 234 = 27144
Step 117: 27144 + 234 = 27378
Step 118: 27378 + 234 = 27612
Step 119: 27612 + 234 = 27846
Step 120: 27846 + 234 = 28080
Step 121: 28080 + 234 = 28314
Step 122: 28314 + 234 = 28548
Step 123: 28548 + 234 = 28782
Step 124: 28782 + 234 = 29016
Step 125: 29016 + 234 = 29250
Step 126: 29250 + 234 = 29484
Step 127: 29484 + 234 = 29718
Step 128: 29718 + 234 = 29952
Step 129: 29952 + 234 = 30186
Step 130: 30186 + 234 = 30420
Step 131: 30420 + 234 = 30654
Step 132: 30654 + 234 = 30888
Step 133: 30888 + 234 = 31122
Step 134: 31122 + 234 = 31356
Step 135: 31356 + 234 = 31590
Step 136: 31590 + 234 = 31824
Step 137: 31824 + 234 = 32058
Step 138: 32058 + 234 = 32292
Step 139: 32292 + 234 = 32526
Step 140: 32526 + 234 = 32760
Step 141: 32760 + 234 = 32994
Step 142: 32994 + 234 = 33228
Step 143: 33228 + 234 = 33462
Step 144: 33462 + 234 = 33696
Step 145: 33696 + 234 = 33930
Step 146: 33930 + 234 = 34164
Step 147: 34164 + 234 = 34398
Step 148: 34398 + 234 = 34632
Step 149: 34632 + 234 = 34866
Step 150: 34866 + 234 = 35100
Step 151: 35100 + 234 = 35334
Step 152: 35334 + 234 = 35568
Step 153: 35568 + 234 = 35802
Step 154: 35802 + 234 = 36036
Step 155: 36036 + 234 = 36270
Step 156: 36270 + 234 = 36504
Step 157: 36504 + 234 = 36738
Step 158: 36738 + 234 = 36972
Step 159: 36972 + 234 = 37206
Step 160: 37206 + 234 = 37440
Step 161: 37440 + 234 = 37674
Step 162: 37674 + 234 = 37908
Step 163: 37908 + 234 = 38142
Step 164: 38142 + 234 = 38376
Step 165: 38376 + 234 = 38610
Step 166: 38610 + 234 = 38844
Step 167: 38844 + 234 = 39078
Step 168: 39078 + 234 = 39312
Step 169: 39312 + 234 = 39546
Step 170: 39546 + 234 = 39780
Step 171: 39780 + 234 = 40014
Step 172: 40014 + 234 = 40248
Step 173: 40248 + 234 = 40482
Step 174: 40482 + 234 = 40716
Step 175: 40716 + 234 = 40950
Step 176: 40950 + 234 = 41184
Step 177: 41184 + 234 = 41418
Step 178: 41418 + 234 = 41652
Step 179: 41652 + 234 = 41886
Step 180: 41886 + 234 = 42120
Step 181: 42120 + 234 = 42354
Step 182: 42354 + 234 = 42588
Step 183: 42588 + 234 = 42822
Step 184: 42822 + 234 = 43056
Step 185: 43056 + 234 = 43290
Step 186: 43290 + 234 = 43524
Step 187: 43524 + 234 = 43758
Step 188: 43758 + 234 = 43992
Step 189: 43992 + 234 = 44226
Step 190: 44226 + 234 = 44460
Step 191: 44460 + 234 = 44694
Step 192: 44694 + 234 = 44928
Step 193: 44928 + 234 = 45162
Step 194: 45162 + 234 = 45396
Step 195: 45396 + 234 = 45630
Step 196: 45630 + 234 = 45864
Step 197: 45864 + 234 = 46098
Step 198: 46098 + 234 = 46332
Step 199: 46332 + 234 = 46566
Step 200: 46566 + 234 = 46800
Step 201: 46800 + 234 = 47034
Step 202: 47034 + 234 = 47268
Step 203: 47268 + 234 = 47502
Step 204: 47502 + 234 = 47736
Step 205: 47736 + 234 = 47970
Step 206: 47970 + 234 = 48204
Step 207: 48204 + 234 = 48438
Step 208: 48438 + 234 = 48672
Step 209: 48672 + 234 = 48906
Step 210: 48906 + 234 = 49140
Step 211: 49140 + 234 = 49374
Step 212: 49374 + 234 = 49608
Step 213: 49608 + 234 = 49842
Step 214: 49842 + 234 = 50076
Step 215: 50076 + 234 = 50310
Step 216: 50310 + 234 = 50544
Step 217: 50544 + 234 = 50778
Step 218: 50778 + 234 = 51012
Step 219: 51012 + 234 = 51246
Step 220: 51246 + 234 = 51480
Step 221: 51480 + 234 = 51714
Step 222: 51714 + 234 = 51948
Step 223: 51948 + 234 = 52182
Step 224: 52182 + 234 = 52416
Step 225: 52416 + 234 = 52650
Step 226: 52650 + 234 = 52884
Step 227: 52884 + 234 = 53118
Step 228: 53118 + 234 = 53352
Step 229: 53352 + 234 = 53586
Step 230: 53586 + 234 = 53820
Step 231: 53820 + 234 = 54054
Step 232: 54054 + 234 = 54288
Step 233: 54288 + 234 = 54522
Step 234: 54522 + 234 = 54756
Step 235: 54756 + 234 = 54990
Step 236: 54990 + 234 = 55224
Step 237: 55224 + 234 = 55458
Step 238: 55458 + 234 = 55692
Step 239: 55692 + 234 = 55926
Step 240: 55926 + 234 = 56160
Step 241: 56160 + 234 = 56394
Step 242: 56394 + 234 = 56628
Step 243: 56628 + 234 = 56862
Step 244: 56862 + 234 = 57096
Step 245: 57096 + 234 = 57330
Step 246: 57330 + 234 = 57564
Step 247: 57564 + 234 = 57798
Step 248: 57798 + 234 = 58032
Step 249: 58032 + 234 = 58266
Step 250: 58266 + 234 = 58500
Step 251: 58500 + 234 = 58734
Step 252: 58734 + 234 = 58968
Step 253: 58968 + 234 = 59202
Step 254: 59202 + 234 = 59436
Step 255: 59436 + 234 = 59670
Step 256: 59670 + 234 = 59904
Step 257: 59904 + 234 = 60138
Step 258: 60138 + 234 = 60372
Step 259: 60372 + 234 = 60606
Step 260: 60606 + 234 = 60840
Step 261: 60840 + 234 = 61074
Step 262: 61074 + 234 = 61308
Step 263: 61308 + 234 = 61542
Step 264: 61542 + 234 = 61776
Step 265: 61776 + 234 = 62010
Step 266: 62010 + 234 = 62244
Step 267: 62244 + 234 = 62478
Step 268: 62478 + 234 = 62712
Step 269: 62712 + 234 = 62946
Step 270: 62946 + 234 = 63180
Step 271: 63180 + 234 = 63414
Step 272: 63414 + 234 = 63648
Step 273: 63648 + 234 = 63882
Step 274: 63882 + 234 = 64116
Step 275: 64116 + 234 = 64350
Step 276: 64350 + 234 = 64584
Step 277: 64584 + 234 = 64818
Step 278: 64818 + 234 = 65052
Step 279: 65052 + 234 = 65286
Step 280: 65286 + 234 = 65520
Step 281: 65520 + 234 = 65754
Step 282: 65754 + 234 = 65988
Step 283: 65988 + 234 = 66222
Step 284: 66222 + 234 = 66456
Step 285: 66456 + 234 = 66690
Step 286: 66690 + 234 = 66924
Step 287: 66924 + 234 = 67158
Step 288: 67158 + 234 = 67392
Step 289: 67392 + 234 = 67626
Step 290: 67626 + 234 = 67860
Step 291: 67860 + 234 = 68094
Step 292: 68094 + 234 = 68328
Step 293: 68328 + 234 = 68562
Step 294: 68562 + 234 = 68796
Step 295: 68796 + 234 = 69030
Step 296: 69030 + 234 = 69264
Step 297: 69264 + 234 = 69498
Step 298: 69498 + 234 = 69732
Step 299: 69732 + 234 = 69966
Step 300: 69966 + 234 = 70200
Step 301: 70200 + 234 = 70434
Step 302: 70434 + 234 = 70668
Step 303: 70668 + 234 = 70902
Step 304: 70902 + 234 = 71136
Step 305: 71136 + 234 = 71370
Step 306: 71370 + 234 = 71604
Step 307: 71604 + 234 = 71838
Step 308: 71838 + 234 = 72072
Step 309: 72072 + 234 = 72306
Step 310: 72306 + 234 = 72540
Step 311: 72540 + 234 = 72774
Step 312: 72774 + 234 = 73008
Step 313: 73008 + 234 = 73242
Step 314: 73242 + 234 = 73476
Step 315: 73476 + 234 = 73710
Step 316: 73710 + 234 = 73944
Step 317: 73944 + 234 = 74178
Step 318: 74178 + 234 = 74412
Step 319: 74412 + 234 = 74646
Step 320: 74646 + 234 = 74880
Step 321: 74880 + 234 = 75114
Step 322: 75114 + 234 = 75348
Step 323: 75348 + 234 = 75582
Step 324: 75582 + 234 = 75816
Step 325: 75816 + 234 = 76050
Step 326: 76050 + 234 = 76284
Step 327: 76284 + 234 = 76518
Step 328: 76518 + 234 = 76752
Step 329: 76752 + 234 = 76986
Step 330: 76986 + 234 = 77220
Step 331: 77220 + 234 = 77454
Step 332: 77454 + 234 = 77688
Step 333: 77688 + 234 = 77922
Step 334: 77922 + 234 = 78156
Step 335: 78156 + 234 = 78390
Step 336: 78390 + 234 = 78624
Step 337: 78624 + 234 = 78858
Step 338: 78858 + 234 = 79092
Step 339: 79092 + 234 = 79326
Step 340: 79326 + 234 = 79560
Step 341: 79560 + 234 = 79794
Step 342: 79794 + 234 = 80028
Step 343: 80028 + 234 = 80262
Step 344: 80262 + 234 = 80496
Step 345: 80496 + 234 = 80730
Step 346: 80730 + 234 = 80964
Step 347: 80964 + 234 = 81198
Step 348: 81198 + 234 = 81432
Step 349: 81432 + 234 = 81666
Step 350: 81666 + 234 = 81900
Step 351: 81900 + 234 = 82134
Step 352: 82134 + 234 = 82368
Step 353: 82368 + 234 = 82602
Step 354: 82602 + 234 = 82836
Step 355: 82836 + 234 = 83070
Step 356: 83070 + 234 = 83304
Step 357: 83304 + 234 = 83538
Step 358: 83538 + 234 = 83772
Step 359: 83772 + 234 = 84006
Step 360: 84006 + 234 = 84240
Step 361: 84240 + 234 = 84474
Step 362: 84474 + 234 = 84708
Step 363: 84708 + 234 = 84942
Step 364: 84942 + 234 = 85176
Step 365: 85176 + 234 = 85410
Step 366: 85410 + 234 = 85644
Step 367: 85644 + 234 = 85878
Step 368: 85878 + 234 = 86112
Step 369: 86112 + 234 = 86346
Step 370: 86346 + 234 = 86580
Step 371: 86580 + 234 = 86814
Step 372: 86814 + 234 = 87048
Step 373: 87048 + 234 = 87282
Step 374: 87282 + 234 = 87516
Step 375: 87516 + 234 = 87750
Step 376: 87750 + 234 = 87984
Step 377: 87984 + 234 = 88218
Step 378: 88218 + 234 = 88452
Step 379: 88452 + 234 = 88686
Step 380: 88686 + 234 = 88920
Step 381: 88920 + 234 = 89154
Step 382: 89154 + 234 = 89388
Step 383: 89388 + 234 = 89622
Step 384: 89622 + 234 = 89856
Step 385: 89856 + 234 = 90090
Step 386: 90090 + 234 = 90324
Step 387: 90324 + 234 = 90558
Step 388: 90558 + 234 = 90792
Step 389: 90792 + 234 = 91026
Step 390: 91026 + 234 = 91260
Step 391: 91260 + 234 = 91494
Step 392: 91494 + 234 = 91728
Step 393: 91728 + 234 = 91962
Step 394: 91962 + 234 = 92196
Step 395: 92196 + 234 = 92430
Step 396: 92430 + 234 = 92664
Step 397: 92664 + 234 = 92898
Step 398: 92898 + 234 = 93132
Step 399: 93132 + 234 = 93366
Step 400: 93366 + 234 = 93600
Step 401: 93600 + 234 = 93834
Step 402: 93834 + 234 = 94068
Step 403: 94068 + 234 = 94302
Step 404: 94302 + 234 = 94536
Step 405: 94536 + 234 = 94770
Step 406: 94770 + 234 = 95004
Step 407: 95004 + 234 = 95238
Step 408: 95238 + 234 = 95472
Step 409: 95472 + 234 = 95706
Step 410: 95706 + 234 = 95940
Step 411: 95940 + 234 = 96174
Step 412: 96174 + 234 = 96408
Step 413: 96408 + 234 = 96642
Step 414: 96642 + 234 = 96876
Step 415: 96876 + 234 = 97110
Step 416: 97110 + 234 = 97344
Step 417: 97344 + 234 = 97578
Step 418: 97578 + 234 = 97812
Step 419: 97812 + 234 = 98046
Step 420: 98046 + 234 = 98280
Step 421: 98280 + 234 = 98514
Step 422: 98514 + 234 = 98748
Step 423: 98748 + 234 = 98982
Step 424: 98982 + 234 = 99216
Step 425: 99216 + 234 = 99450
Step 426: 99450 + 234 = 99684
Step 427: 99684 + 234 = 99918
Step 428: 99918 + 234 = 100152
Step 429: 100152 + 234 = 100386
Step 430: 100386 + 234 = 100620
Step 431: 100620 + 234 = 100854
Step 432: 100854 + 234 = 101088
Step 433: 101088 + 234 = 101322
Step 434: 101322 + 234 = 101556
Step 435: 101556 + 234 = 101790
Step 436: 101790 + 234 = 102024
Step 437: 102024 + 234 = 102258
Step 438: 102258 + 234 = 102492
Step 439: 102492 + 234 = 102726
Step 440: 102726 + 234 = 102960
Step 441: 102960 + 234 = 103194
Step 442: 103194 + 234 = 103428
Step 443: 103428 + 234 = 103662
Step 444: 103662 + 234 = 103896
Step 445: 103896 + 234 = 104130
Step 446: 104130 + 234 = 104364
Step 447: 104364 + 234 = 104598
Step 448: 104598 + 234 = 104832
Step 449: 104832 + 234 = 105066
Step 450: 105066 + 234 = 105300
Step 451: 105300 + 234 = 105534
Step 452: 105534 + 234 = 105768
Step 453: 105768 + 234 = 106002
Step 454: 106002 + 234 = 106236
Step 455: 106236 + 234 = 106470
Step 456: 106470 + 234 = 106704
Step 457: 106704 + 234 = 106938
Step 458: 106938 + 234 = 107172
Step 459: 107172 + 234 = 107406
Step 460: 107406 + 234 = 107640
Step 461: 107640 + 234 = 107874
Step 462: 107874 + 234 = 108108
Step 463: 108108 + 234 = 108342
Step 464: 108342 + 234 = 108576
Step 465: 108576 + 234 = 108810
Step 466: 108810 + 234 = 109044
Step 467: 109044 + 234 = 109278
Step 468: 109278 + 234 = 109512
Step 469: 109512 + 234 = 109746
Step 470: 109746 + 234 = 109980
Step 471: 109980 + 234 = 110214
Step 472: 110214 + 234 = 110448
Step 473: 110448 + 234 = 110682
Step 474: 110682 + 234 = 110916
Step 475: 110916 + 234 = 111150
Step 476: 111150 + 234 = 111384
Step 477: 111384 + 234 = 111618
Step 478: 111618 + 234 = 111852
Step 479: 111852 + 234 = 112086
Step 480: 112086 + 234 = 112320
Step 481: 112320 + 234 = 112554
Step 482: 112554 + 234 = 112788
Step 483: 112788 + 234 = 113022
Step 484: 113022 + 234 = 113256
Step 485: 113256 + 234 = 113490
Step 486: 113490 + 234 = 113724
Step 487: 113724 + 234 = 113958
Step 488: 113958 + 234 = 114192
Step 489: 114192 + 234 = 114426
Step 490: 114426 + 234 = 114660
Step 491: 114660 + 234 = 114894
Step 492: 114894 + 234 = 115128
Step 493: 115128 + 234 = 115362
Step 494: 115362 + 234 = 115596
Step 495: 115596 + 234 = 115830
Step 496: 115830 + 234 = 116064
Step 497: 116064 + 234 = 116298
Step 498: 116298 + 234 = 116532

So, 234*498 = 116532